Anne Friedberg papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2676

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This container is restricted and is not requestable.

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of the books, tapes, DVDs, and papers belonging to author and media arts historian Anne Friedberg (1952-2009). Book inventories are included in each box.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1980s - 2009

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is currently unavailable for access because of its size and current level of processing. Contact the Cinematic Arts Library ctlibarc@usc.edu for details.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Anne Friedberg (1952-2009) was an author, professor, historian, and theorist on modern media culture. She served as the chair of the Critical Studies Division in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California and President-elect of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Friedberg received her PhD in cinema studies from NYU, and she helped create doctoral programs in visual studies at UC Irvine where she taught for 18 years. In 2003 she joined the faculty of USC, where she was a professor in the School of Cinematic Arts, with joint appointments in English and art history. In 2009, she was named an Academy Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She died in Los Angeles on October 9, 2009, at the age of 57.